Augmented video system providing enhanced situational awareness

Abstract

A facility, comprising systems and methods, for providing enhanced situational awareness to captured image data is disclosed. The disclosed techniques are used in conjunction with image data, such as a real-time or near real-time image stream captured by a camera attached to an unmanned system, previously captured image data, rendered image data, etc. The facility enhances situational awareness by projecting overlays onto captured video data or "wrapping" captured image data with previously-captured and / or "synthetic world" information, such as satellite images, computer-generated images, wire models, textured surfaces, and so on. The facility also provides enhanced zoom techniques that allow a user to quickly zoom in on an object or area of interest using a combined optical and digital zoom technique. Additionally, the facility provides a digital lead indicator designed to reduce operator-induced oscillations in commanding an image capturing device.

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Background technique [0001] Unmanned systems (eg, unmanned aerial systems or unmanned aerial vehicle systems, unmanned surface systems, and unmanned underwater systems) provide low-cost and low-risk options for a variety of reconnaissance-type missions performed by manned systems. For example, UAV systems are used by TV news stations, film / television industry, oil industry, for maritime traffic monitoring, border / coastal patrol, civil disaster monitoring, anti-narcotics activities, finding and monitoring fish (eg, tuna) schools, etc. Law enforcement agencies use manned helicopters and aircraft as part of their operations, but unmanned aerial vehicle systems are used in a growing number of situations. Uses of aviation equipment in law enforcement that can be populated by UAS include, for example: [0002] ・Photography purposes, [0003] ・Surveillance purposes, [0004] · Routine patrol / support, [0005] · fugitive search, [0006] · Search and rescue, [0007] · Pilot tra...

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Problems solved by technology

However, typical unmanned systems do not provide and / or display information that would allow a user or controller, for example, to identify and locate objects, identify and locate restricted work zones, or view collected information in the context of the surrounding environment , such as geographic information

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